Liat Cherkes

Liat Cherkes is responsible for investor relations and business development at Turner Impact Capital, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing social impact investment firms, positioned to invest up to $3 billion in real estate solutions to address societal challenges across the U.S. 

Liat began her work with Turner Impact Capital as an investment professional within the Turner-Agassi Charter School Facilities Funds. Liat joined the organization following her work as a real estate consultant to KIPP Bay Area Schools, a Charter School Management Organization, where she advised on KIPP’s Northern California facilities expansion strategy. 

Prior to her work with KIPP, Liat was a partner at a real estate investment firm focused on undervalued and distressed real estate opportunities and an Assistant Vice President at Avenue Capital Group, a global investment firm. While at Avenue, Liat managed the Firm’s portfolio of residential and resort assets. In addition to overseeing the acquisition, operation and disposition of investments, Liat operated and implemented strategies to enhance the value of activist investments in distressed real estate and also oversaw the legal and construction compliance pertaining to individual investments. 

Liat is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University (B.A. in English Literature; minor in Psychology) and received her law degree with honors from New York Law School (J.D.) where she was a member of the Law Review.